Du'a, How to make it?!

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Suggestions for what you may or may not ask for in your dua(s):

A. When supplicating for someone, begin with yourself.

The Qur’an says that the believers pray, “Our Lord, forgive us and our brethren in faith who have preceded us in faith.” Ubayy b. Ka’b reported, “When someone requested the Prophet (s) to pray for him, he used to begin by supplicating for his own self.”


(Reported by Tirmidhi with a sound chain of authorities)

 

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B. Pray for your parents who have passed away since it still counts towards their good deeds.

Abu Hurairah reported, “The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, ‘When a person dies all his good deeds cease except for three: a continuous act of charity, beneficial knowledge, and a righteous son who prays for him’.”

Source: Muslim

 

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C. Do not wish for death in your dua.

It is makruh or “disliked” to wish for one’s death, or pray to Allah for it, due to poverty, distress, illness, or the like. The six canonical compilers of hadith narrate on the authority of Anas that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “Let no one among you wish for death due to any hardship that may befall him. But if one has no other choice, but to do so, one should say: “O Allah! Grant me life as long as life is good for me, and cause me to die when death is better for me.”

The wisdom in the prohibition against wishing for death becomes obvious from a hadith narrated by Umm al-Fadl: “The Prophet, peace be upon him, went to see Al-’Abbas. He found him wishing for death. Thereupon the Prophet said: ‘O Abbas! O Uncle of Allah’s Messenger! Do not wish for death. If you do good and live long, your good deeds will multiply. Then that is better for you. If you are not good and your death is delayed, you may seek Allah’s forgiveness. That is better for you. So do not wish for death’.” (Narrated by Ahmad and Al-Hakim, who says it is sound according to Muslim’s criteria)

 

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D. Avoid supplicating against (cursing) yourself, your family, or property.

Jabir reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Do not supplicate against your own selves, your children, your servants, or your property, lest you should supplicate at a time when supplications are accepted.”

Source: Fiqh-us-Sunnah

 

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Qur’anic Duas

Asking for Allah’s bounty and protection Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the life to come and keep us safe from the torment of the Fire (2:201)

 

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Asking for guidance:

Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate from the truth after You have guided us, and bestow upon us mercy from Your grace. Verily You are the Giver of bounties without measure. (3:8)

 

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Asking for strength and patience (sabr) during tough times

Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear, grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us. You are our Protector. Help us against those who deny the truth. (2:286)

 

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Trusting in Allah and Repenting:

Our Lord! In You we have placed our trust, and to You do we turn in repentance, for unto You is the end of all journeys. (60:4)

 

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Asking for knowledge and wisdom

“O my Lord! advance me in knowledge. (20: 114)

“O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me and join me with the righteous;” (26: 83)

 

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Seeking Provisions

“O my Lord! truly am I in (desperate) need of any good that thou dost send me!” (28: 24)

 

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Before initiating a big project (e.g. taking an exam or making a major presentation, etc.)

“O my Lord! expand me my breast; Ease my task for me;And remove the impediment from my speech.So they may understand what I say:” (20: 26-28)

 

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Giving thanks

Then Praise be to Allah Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth Lord and Cherisher of all the worlds! To Him be Glory throughout the heavens and the earth: and He is Exalted in Power Full of Wisdom! (45.37)

Source: The Alim Software, version 6.0

 

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Duas from Hadith:

Asking for what is good

Umair ibn Sa’d said, “Ibn Mas’ud used to teach us the tashahud of the prayer and then he would say, ‘When one of you finishes the tashahud, he should say: O Allah, I ask you for all good, that which I am aware of and that which I am not. I seek refuge in You from all evil, that which I am aware of and that which I am not. O Allah, I ask you for the good that your devoted servants asked for. I seek refuge in You from all evil, that which I am aware of and that which I am not. O Allah, I ask you for the good that your devoted servants asked for. I seek refuge in You from the evil that your devoted servants sought refuge for. Our Lord, give us the good of this life and the good of the Hereafter.’ He said, ‘No prophet or righteous person supplicated for anything except that it is contained therein.”

Source: Fiqh-us-Sunnah

 

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Asking for Allah’s forgiveness

1) Ali (r) reported that when the Prophet (s) prayed, the last thing he would say between the tashahud and the tasleem was, “O Allah, forgive my past and later sins, what was in private and what was in public, and what I have been extravagant in. You are more knowledgeable of it than I. You are the Promoter and the Retarder. There is no god except You.”

(Related by Muslim.)

2) Abdullah ibn ‘Amr reported that Abu Bakr said to the Messenger of Allah, “Teach me a supplication that I may use in my prayers.” He told him, “Say, O Allah, I have wronged my soul a great wrong and no one forgives sins except You, so forgive me with such forgiveness that only comes from You and have mercy on me. Verily, You are the Oft-Forgiving, the Oft-Merciful.”

(Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.)

 

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Seeking divine guidance

O God, I seek divine guidance so that I may remain steadfast in what is just.

I seek divine guidance in order to be firm in righteousness.

I seek divine guidance in the manner that I express my gratitude for Your favour and worship with devotion.

I seek from You a tongue that speaks the truth and a heart which is pure and clean.

Source: At-Tirmidhi

 

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Seeking help in an alarming situation

I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from His anger, the evil of His servants, the evil suggestions of the devils and their presence.

Source: Sunan of Abu-Dawood

 

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Seeking health

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would say the following during his prayers: “O God, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, heal me, and provide for me.“

Source: Sunan of Abu Dawood

 

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When suffering from an ailment

The Prophet (s) used to treat some of his wives by passing his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say, “O Lord of the people! Remove the difficulty and bring about healing as You are the Healer. There is no healing but Your Healing, a healing that will leave no ailment.”

Source: Narrated by Aisha (ra) in Sahih Bukhari

 

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Seeking Protection from the Evil Eye

The Prophet used to seek refuge with Allah for Al-Hasan and Al-Husain and say: “Your forefather (i.e. Abraham) used to seek refuge with Allah for Ishmael and Isaac by reciting the following: ‘O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Perfect Words from every devil and from poisonous pests and from every evil, harmful, envious eye.‘

Source: Narrated by Ibn Abbas and reported in Sahih Bukhari

 

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When in distress or difficulty or sorrow
1) Anas said that when the Prophet, peace be upon him, was faced with a serious difficulty, he would always supplicate, “Ya Hayyu, ya Qayyumu, bi-rahmatika astaghithu (O the Living, O the Eternal, I seek help in Your grace).

Source: Tirmidhi

2) Allah’s Apostle used to say at the time of difficulty, “None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Majestic, the Most Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Honourable Throne.“

Source: narrated by Ibn Abbas in Sahih Bukhari